When it came to building and maintaining Affordable Housing long before covid19. Back in 2020, a rhode island family earning the states Median Income couldnt afford to buy a home at the median price anywhere in the state. It has only gotten worse since then. Across the country, home prices have risen 13. 4 from last year, with the National Median price now at 416,000. In my state, the Rhode Island Association of realtors reports that the median price of homes sold in june 2022, reached an alltime high of 430,000. Thats 11. 7 higher than a year earlier. A large reason that homeownership is out of reach for Many Americans is that the inventory levels are so low. In recent months, sales have dropped as Interest Rates have increased, but nowhere near a balanced market. In a healthy Housing Market, there is usually 6,000 homes for sale at any given time. Right now our country hags less than a threemonth supply of homes and rhode island has less than a twomonth supply. As potential home buye
Senator Lindsey Graham says President Trump is mad as hell that House Speaker nancy pelosi has not sent the articles of impeachment to the senate but the president s daughter, ivanka, also said her father has been energized by everything thats happened recently. There can be anger. Anger at the opportunity cost to the americans who are here serving in what couldve gotten done. Angry at the waste of time. Angry at the collateral damage. It is still energizing. Congress is heading home for the holidays with zero agreement on the timing or logistics of an impeachment trial in the senate. Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell estill on capitol hill this morning with that he has no plans to meet with the white House Counsel nor did he have anything on the schedule on last night after meeting with Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer he said pointblank we are at an impas impasse. House democrats rushed to impeachment the following weeks of pronouncements about the urgency of the situation.
Expanding Board Would Require State Action "The Civic Federation's TiGER (Task Force in Governance and Election Reform] body has recommended a number of